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Saturday, April 28, 2012

Scavenger Hunt Sunday

Last weekend I went away for a few days with friend from my photography club. We shared a house on the beach and had a fantastic time. It was a great way to spend this last week's hunt.

Yellow:

Most of my photos from the weekend were blue, lots of beautiful blue, but I found a few bits of yellow. This was one of my favorites.

Ancient or Antique:

The two lighthouses we visited were built in the mid 1800's, pretty much as old as things get out here on the west coast. I don't feel my photos did the beauty of the place justice, but luckily I was with some amazing landscape photographers who did. It was a great learning experience for me.

Splash:

I have so many splash pictures, it was hard to choose. This is the Pacific Ocean on a calm, peaceful day.

In the Sun:

I was so happy to spend the weekend in the sun even though I wasn't hopeful when I left my house during the rain. The weather was absolutely fantastic and beauty was all around me. A perfect way to waste time.

Something that Makes Me Smile:

They dressed up for my Sister-In-Law's Birthday tea. Some of them are better skilled at it than others, but always, always seeing my children happy and together makes me smile. We leave Wednesday to bring home our new daughter and two weeks after that we will all be together as a family. No matter what they are wearing THAT will makes us all smile big (between bouts of jetlag.) If you want to follow our trip to China, I do plan to blog about it on my family blog, Joyful Mama Gives In, depending on internet and time.

What is this blog?

I am strictly an amateur photographer with 3 kids and a brand new D-SLR. I am finding that the best way for me to improve my photography is to participate in photo and photo editing challenges. But I don't want to saturate my real life blog with my photo attempts, so I started this blog for a place to post photos (blogger makes it sooo easy!). If you are interested in learning more about me and my adorable children, feel free to visit my real life blog.